The Marcus Jones/Mike Wessel Situation

[jhall6]

Originally Posted by Nip

Spoiler: Big Baby Gets Subbed by TITTIES!!!

Is this a spoiler? If so BAN

[Nip]

Chuck seen training to make a comeback!!!

[TheMirth]

Originally Posted by jhall6

Is this a spoiler? If so BAN

It's Brendan Schaub vs. Demico Rogers. There's three black contestants this season FYI.

[Nip]

[bigsantacruz]

seriously how long did it take to write that bad boy

[Sublime7SD]

seriously how long did it take to write that bad boy

About 10 minutes. I posted it on another forum initially and posted it here awhile later to see what people here thought of it. The other forum is where Rob Kahn responded to the thread and answered my questions about how long Marcus has been training with him and what belt rank he has attained.

[mac one]

Originally Posted by Tbonetron2.0

Personally I think Jones is a bit of a phony. I don't think he can take a joke. He's probably used to people making light jokes at him here and there (spider thing), but as soon as someone straight up makes a "burn" on him, he can't take it. Honestly, he's probably not used to it, his whole life I'm sure people have been afraid of him due to his massive build and athleticism. Seriously, if you can't handle someone saying you "Suck Balls" then you've got some serious rage (or maturity) issues or something. I mean, when you think about what Darril's being going through with Rampage, or how much Mitrione and Jensen were getting shit on by everyone, it makes you think that if they did it to Jones he'd fucking murder someone or commit suicide based on how he responded to that piece of paper. "I'm a 35 your old man, my kids shouldn't have to see that!" Well sorry Marcus, but your kids also got to see a 10 minute lecture by Sims on Jensen masturbating in the shower. Maybe you'd better go freak out on Wes and Zak for not keeping it clean for the camera.

Ever hear of that saying I'll worry about me and you worry about you? I'm sure that is exactly the approach Marcus takes. He can't be expected to watch over an entire house of "Adults" and be the Police of Childish Behavior. But what he can do or anyone else for that matter, is make sure that people are being as respectful to you (or him in this case) as you are to them.

[Face Stab]

Why is everyone making such a big deal about the "Sucks Balls" thing? Marcus totally overreacted. Sure, he's older and probably past that kind of stupidity, but it's just a drawing. Good going giving them exactly what they wanted, to get your goat.

This is the whiniest group of giant dudes I've ever seen. I really only like Kimbo. Which is too bad because he's possibly the worst fighter on the show, heh.

[jabelar]

Originally Posted by Sublime7SD

It's unfortunate that this is what gets played on nationwide television to represent up-and-comers in the sport: dude being accused of waxing his carrot in the shower, one of the professionals who should theoretically be role models for their fighters referring to one of the other team members exclusively as titties, and a married man who puts into writing that another man sucks balls, yet doesn't have a sack of his own and refuses to admit it. They look pathetic. I'd prefer a show full of Schoonovers and Darknesses and hell, Kimbos, to this crop of fighters who aren't even taking their time in the house seriously. It really is the chance of a lifetime for an aspiring professional fighter, and half of the guys there just throw it away and act like idiots on national television.

Yeah, I personally don't mind crude humor (actually I like it -- South Park and Robot Chicken are some of my favs), but the sport needs to be a bit more kid-friendly to really go mainstream, and this sort of show doesn't help that. I would like to be able to tell my son that MMA is a test of man against himself, finding personal perfection amid trials and setbacks. But this type of show does not get that across -- instead it shows that being a man is just about trash talking.

I would really like TUF to show real earnest hard work by guys who are really focussed on making it professional. For some reason they don't show that part well on the show.

Sadly a wasted opportunity. I know a lot of guy's wives who won't let their kids watch MMA, and I have to say for TUF I agree with that decision.

[Sublime7SD]

Why is everyone making such a big deal about the "Sucks Balls" thing? Marcus totally overreacted.

Some guys don't like it to be implied that they are homosexual, and they fly off the handle. The big deal about it to me personally was that Wessel was too much of a coward to own up to it when Marcus was asking who did it. If he had, he probably would've gotten his arm snapped in that fight.